Vocabulary Cards
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C2 noun
desperado
Meaning
A bold, reckless, or dangerous person, often a criminal.
Example
The sheriff was determined to capture the desperado who terrorized the town.
B2 adjective
Desperate
Meaning
reckless; extremely urgent; critical
Example
The situation became desperate as water supplies ran out.
B2 adverb
desperately
Meaning
in a way that shows despair or great need
Example
He called for help desperately after the accident.
C1 adjective
despicable
Meaning
Deserving hatred and contempt; vile or shameful.
Example
His despicable actions shocked the entire community.
B2 verb
despise
Meaning
to regard with contempt; to hate strongly
Example
She despises dishonesty in all its forms.
A2 preposition
despite
Meaning
Without being affected by; in spite of.
Example
He continued his work despite the difficulties.
C2 verb
despoil
Meaning
To steal or violently remove valuable possessions from a place.
Example
The invaders despoiled the village during the war.
C2 noun
despoiler
Meaning
A person who robs, plunders, or violently takes things from others.
Example
The despoilers left the city in ruins.
C2 verb
despond
Meaning
to lose confidence or hope; to become dejected
Example
After repeated failures, he began to despond.
C1 adjective
despondent
Meaning
feeling or showing deep hopelessness or discouragement
Example
She felt despondent after losing her job.
C1 noun
despot
Meaning
a ruler with absolute power, often ruling in a cruel or oppressive way
Example
The despot ruled the nation with fear and violence.
C2 adjective
despotic
Meaning
exercising power in a cruel, oppressive, or authoritarian way
Example
The king’s despotic rule left the people in misery.
C1 noun
despotism
Meaning
absolute power exercised in a cruel and oppressive way
Example
The people revolted against the era of despotism.
A2 noun
dessert
Meaning
the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal
Example
We had ice cream for dessert after dinner.
B1 noun
Destination
Meaning
the place to which someone or something is going; the ultimate purpose or end point
Example
Paris was their dream destination for their honeymoon trip.
B2 noun
Destiny
Meaning
the events that will necessarily happen to someone in the future; fate or predetermined course
Example
She believed that meeting him was her destiny and meant to be.
C1 adjective
Destitute
Meaning
extremely poor; without money or possessions
Example
Many families became destitute after the economic collapse.
A2 verb
destroy
Meaning
to damage something so badly that it cannot be used
Example
The fire destroyed the entire building.
B1 noun
Destruction
Meaning
the action or process of causing damage to something so that it no longer exists
Example
The earthquake caused widespread destruction throughout the entire city.
B2 adjective
Destructive
Meaning
causing damage; harmful
Example
The hurricane was highly destructive to coastal areas.
C2 noun
desuetude
Meaning
a state of disuse or inactivity
Example
The old law has fallen into desuetude.
C2 adjective
desultory
Meaning
lacking a clear plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
Example
His desultory conversation bored the audience.
B2 verb
detach
Meaning
to separate or remove something from something else
Example
She detached the page from the notebook.
B2 adjective
detached
Meaning
separate or disconnected; showing a lack of emotional involvement
Example
He lived in a detached house away from the city.